Cleanzine: your weekly cleaning and hygiene industry newsletter 12th June 2014 Issue no. 629
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Cleanzine - the original Cleaning & Hygiene industry e-news Read by industry professionals in 163 countries worldwide! As anyone who's watched a baby unwrap a gift will know, it's often the wrapping paper - rather than the gift inside - that will attract the most attention from the baby. And an email I received this week revealed to me that I too, am guilty of having been distracted by the 'wrapping paper' and thus have not examined the contents as closely as I should have done... Yes - the Government's announcement that it will impose a levy on single use plastic bags given out by larger stores and supermarkets pleased me so much that I didn't look closely enough at what was being said and it was only when Ciaran Gillen, from BioFuture in Dublin, questioned the amount of money being levied and the way the scheme is going to work, that I reconsidered. You can read Ciaran's email below and once you have done, you may well agree with us that a 5p charge isn't enough by any means to seriously persuade people to carry their own bags with them if there's a chance that they might shop. I understand from further reading that the Government had worried that a higher levy involving all sizes of shops might have damaged the smaller outlets' businesses, but I must say, I find that hard to believe when one considers the damage being caused to small retail outlets by some local authorities' ridiculous parking restrictions and charges and the often over-zealous traffic wardens they employ! Bearing in mind that the money levied is supposed to be going to charity, why not extend the scheme to all outlets and double the cost of each bag given out? It's unlikely to harm hard up families, as the scheme's implementation is still so far off that everyone has plenty of time to hoard away a car boot full of bags - just as I did years ago! Please get in touch either by emailing me or posting a comment on our Facebook page. www.facebook.com/Cleanzine
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        This Week's News
Gesture Recognition and Touch-Less Sensing market worth $22.04 billion by 2020
The Americas lead the touch-less sensing market for both sanitary equipment and touch-less biometric products; Europe follows closely behind. Dust - why it's an issue and what industries should be doing about it...
Not only do they underestimate the seriousness of the issue, they fail to appreciate how tackling the problems caused by dust can both improve business turnover and provide a 'greener' way of working. Advanced hygiene sensor technology improves health at New Cross Hospital
Agaia, Al Daa'ma sign exclusive distribution agreement for Evolve
The agreement builds upon Agaia's global commitment to increase availability of zero-toxicity, environmentally safe cleaning technologies for the B2B market globally. A reader in Dublin responds to the editor's comment that the soon-to-be-introduced levy on disposable plastic bags is good news for England... Hi Jan, I strongly agree with your opening article in last week's Cleanzine. This is certainly to be welcomed, but I wonder if the levy is set too low in England.
When it was introduced here in 2002 the levy (known as the bag tax here) was 15 cents and it has been increased to 22 cents now. At first it seemed like a major issue for consumers but all it requires is a little adjustment so that you have your reusable bags in the boot of the car or in your pocket for a small shop. Polymer Group acquires Providencia
The acquisition is another significant milestone in PGI's strategy of accelerated global growth, as Providencia's leadership in Latin America enables PGI to serve an even broader range of customers in the Americas and globally.
The Host extractorVac technology combines 130cfm of suction power between two counter-rotating, five inch diameter brushes specially made for hard floors. Clean NZ 2014 boasts record numbers at most successful exhibition yet
Legionella Control International opens new office to handle growing London/South East Region cases
Grosvenor Services extends premium retail cleaning expertise with Bicester Village
More than 130 spacious boutiques within Bicester Village, set in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside, showcase the world's leading fashion and lifestyle brands. Browned off? Fibrebuff's the stuff!
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